University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Tennessee Invite
Bulldogs Travel to Knoxville for Tennessee Invite
04.03.2025 | Track and Field
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Following a successful season opener at the 49ers Classic, the UNC Asheville Track and Field team returns to action for the Tennessee Invite this Friday and Saturday (April 4-5). The two-day meet, hosted by the University of Tennessee, will begin early Friday morning with the women's hammer throw at 9:00 a.m. The women's 1,500m will open the track events at 3:00 p.m. A total of 42 Bulldogs are set to compete across 17 events.
The Invite will be streamed via SEC Network+ Coverage on ESPN. To watch Friday's stream, click HERE. To watch Saturday's stream, click HERE.
For live results, click HERE.
EARLY SEASON SUCCESS
The Bulldogs have found success early this outdoor season, with three program records set after two meets.
Jan Málek opened his 2025 season by setting a new school record of 3:48.89 in the men's 1,500m on the first day of the 49ers Classic (March 21-22). DaMarr Harvey also had an incredible season opener at the Classic, locking down the men's 200m in 20.88 and taking silver in the men's 100m in 10.58. His outstanding efforts earned him his first Big South Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week title, announced March 26. Harvey was just .17 off his school record in the 200m and .25 away from his school record in the 100m, both of which he set at last year's Big South Championship.
The Bulldogs carried this momentum into the Raleigh Relays last Thursday, March 27, where Málek reset the men's steeplechase record to 8:58.03. Adam Hessler and Paul Kiprotich followed suit at the Relays in the men's 10,000m, with the duo running the top two fastest times in program history. Hessler reset his school record to 29:38.51, an impressive 21 seconds faster than his previous mark of 29:59.29. In his first 10,000m for the Bulldogs, Kiprotich finished in 30:01.04, entering at No. 2 in the record books.
COMPETITION ROSTER
WOMEN
Sr. Chaniya Owens - 100m Dash, Triple JumpFr. Zoey Marrero - 100m Dash
Fr. Alexis Vaughan - 100m Dash, 200m Dash
So. Francesca Cergol - 200m Dash
Fr. Kamryn Peeples - 200m Dash, 400m Dash
So. Murielle Jeanite - 400m Dash, Long Jump
Fr. Nikole Baikova - 800m Run
So. Isabel Richardson - 800m Run
Jr. Maddie Hamuka - 800m Run
So. Ella Moore - 1,500m Run
Fr. Ella Warren - 1,500m Run
Fr. Addi Corl - 1,500m Run
Sr. Madeline Wittschen - 5,000m Run
Jr. Sophie Lundin - 5,000m Run
Fr. Aneta Kucerová - 5,000m Run
So. Lee Kania - 100m Hurdles
So. Jaelyn Arnold - Shot Put, Hammer Throw
Fr. Neely Rogan -Shot Put, Discus Throw
Jr. Madison Hannah - Shot Put, Discus Throw, Javelin
So. Christina Jones - Discus Throw, Javelin
MEN
Fr. Aaron Higgins - 100m Dash, Long JumpFr. Noah Henthorn - 100m Dash, 110m Hurdles, Shot Put, Discus Throw
Sr. DaMarr Harvey - 200m Dash
Fr. Joseph Oliver - 200m Dash
Sr. Christopher Owens - 400m Dash
So. Isaac Wright - 400m Dash
Gr. Adam Graham - 400m Dash, 110m Hurdles, 400m Intermediate Hurdles
Fr. Jacoby Ennis - 800m Run
Jr. Preston Core - 800m Run
Fr. Noah Jones - 800m Run
Gr. Andrew Okon - 1,500m Run
So. Lance Surles - 1,500m Run
Fr. Logan Russo - 1,500m Run
So. Nate Sullivan - 5,000m Run
So. Tadiyos Sloan-Westmoreland - 5,000m Run
Jr. Quinn Jacquez - 5,000m Run
Fr. Shemarr Session - 110m Hurdles
So. Jonas Roach - 3,000m Steeplechase
So. Gabe Matthews - High Jump, Triple Jump
So. Nkosi Jeju - Long Jump
Fr. Blake Hawks - Long Jump, Triple Jump
Fr. Chad Lasher - Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw
RELAYS
Women's 4x100mMen's 4x100m
Women's 4x400m
Men's 4x400m
SOCIAL MEDIA
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